Vegetation and climate of the Butënai Interglacial (Holsteinian) in Lithuania

Authors

  • Ona Kondratienė Institute of Geology and Geography, Ževšenkos St. 13, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Vaida Šeirienė Institute of Geology and Geography, Ževšenkos St. 13, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Keywords:

Holsteinian Interglacial, pollen, vegetation, climate, palaeogeography

Abstract

Palaeobotanical (mainly palynological) data from 38 sections of Lithuania and adjacent areas were used in order to resolve some palaeogeographical problems. The Butënai Interglacial (Holsteinian) had one distinct climatic optimum, represented by the B2-B4 pollen zones. This was a period of warm and wet climate with notable mild winters. The average annual temperature might have been 2-4°C warmer and the annual precipitation some 300 mm greater than at present in Lithuania. There was probably no permanent snow cover during winters. Isopollen maps for the main forest constituents allow deduction of the directions of migration of individual tree taxa.

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Published

2010-03-27

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 2 (2003)

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